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Re: Some basics Please (Part II)


  • From: George L Smyth <GLSmyth@xxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: Some basics Please (Part II)
  • Date: Sat, 01 Nov 1997 13:03:33 -0500

Gary wrote:
> 
> Developing my own is not feasable as I have no room in my tiny apartment that
> is even remotly considered dark. I would think that this would at least require
> some place very dark that you could transfer the film from the canister to the
> developer's solution. As it stands now I do think that I will get some fogging
> due to the fact that I have to load the film in my closet but this may be only
> on the first few frames. I guess I am going to have to do a bit of shopping
> around for a place that has developed IR film, If what you say is true about
> some processors using IR to find the sprockets.

How about the closet at night with the lights in the room off?  A bathroom without a
window?  If neither of the above two are possibilities, you could use a changing
bag.  The problem with having someone else develop your film is that you lose control
of the development process that is so critical to B&W film.

george

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